tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post7397845337759354612..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Creating Tension: Clock Starts Now!Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1754074419250916432016-03-12T14:31:55.046-06:002016-03-12T14:31:55.046-06:00Oooo! Interesting!Oooo! Interesting!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-560225479649502472016-03-12T14:31:18.469-06:002016-03-12T14:31:18.469-06:00Fingers crossed, yes?Fingers crossed, yes?Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45898205304690929982016-03-12T14:31:02.106-06:002016-03-12T14:31:02.106-06:00Very cool.Very cool.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62924975689264551322016-03-12T14:30:35.178-06:002016-03-12T14:30:35.178-06:00Woot! Yay!Woot! Yay!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51621076245367848762016-03-11T20:43:50.962-06:002016-03-11T20:43:50.962-06:00Shutter by Courtney Alameda has a great ticking cl...Shutter by Courtney Alameda has a great ticking clock. Micheline and her friends are infected with a ghostly sickness/curse that's going to kill them in seven days.<br />My fairytale retelling story also has a ticking clock. When Rosamond was born, a fairy laid a curse on her that will kill her on her seventeenth birthday. Rose is sixteen when the book starts and her birthday is in two months. That was the least amount of time I can do because of all the stuff that happens between the beginning and her birthday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652485434796760077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48792513458255617212016-03-11T20:32:19.267-06:002016-03-11T20:32:19.267-06:00This sounds like a great series! I can't wait ...This sounds like a great series! I can't wait to see the next editions :)<br /><br />Ellie | <a href="http://ontheothersideofrealitynew.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">On the Other Side of Reality</a><br />Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016450998401859766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25280061658860666302016-03-11T20:16:28.197-06:002016-03-11T20:16:28.197-06:00The best example of a ticking clock in a book that...The best example of a ticking clock in a book that I've read is the literal clock in Story Thieves: The Stolen Chapters. The main characters only have 2 hours to find their friend before she "vanishes" forever.<br /><br />My own book has a subtle ticking clock, as it is a Lord of the Rings-ish story. The characters only have so much time to complete their Quest before the dark lord conquers all the free lands. It becomes more apparent, I think, when the dark lord actually starts achieving that goal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433886456986052001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-89562923934004732742016-03-11T18:55:56.467-06:002016-03-11T18:55:56.467-06:00The first story that came to mind for me was Harry...The first story that came to mind for me was Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban :). <br />Ooo, I should totally put my characters on a clock! I'm editing a story that I once entered in a contest, and you gave me the best idea for what I can add :D. Thanks, Shannon!Savannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13187897031036918882016-03-11T16:38:13.240-06:002016-03-11T16:38:13.240-06:00Would you believe I have yet to read a Nadine Bran...Would you believe I have yet to read a Nadine Brandes story? I need to get on that.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66016752444169960542016-03-11T16:37:36.480-06:002016-03-11T16:37:36.480-06:00Very cool. Kind of eerie!Very cool. Kind of eerie!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26201897290882823972016-03-11T14:27:51.996-06:002016-03-11T14:27:51.996-06:00The first story that comes to mind is Nadine Brand...The first story that comes to mind is Nadine Brandes' <i>A Time to Die</i>. Literal clocks play a huge role in that story. :)<br /><br />I love this tension device! I should make use of it more often. :)Amanda Fischerhttp://todwellandneverleave.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66375519491225386282016-03-11T11:23:48.032-06:002016-03-11T11:23:48.032-06:00In Prince of Thorns there is a election for empero...In Prince of Thorns there is a election for emperor in eight years and the main character needs to win the favor of the majority of the kingdoms to become emperor. While eight years seems like a long time the main character spends the whole first book acquiring one kingdom and the second one holding it. And then the third book is mostly the election.<br /><br />And the ticking clock in my book is: Avartes has two weeks to find the Kings gem, until the accusations on him are declared true and the entire kingdom comes down on him. But another dark force approaches, and no one knows how to stop it. Avartes has to find the Kings gem and figure out how to escape this dark fate before it consumes them all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820137664285521182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-76908546551614010242016-03-11T11:12:37.870-06:002016-03-11T11:12:37.870-06:00Thanks!!Thanks!!Rosie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756806467175885197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24915394664809776162016-03-11T10:45:35.093-06:002016-03-11T10:45:35.093-06:00Very good! Very good! Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59905870723707221372016-03-11T10:45:21.529-06:002016-03-11T10:45:21.529-06:00Character on the verge of killing one another = no...Character on the verge of killing one another = not a bad thing!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1744525480647618522016-03-11T10:44:40.912-06:002016-03-11T10:44:40.912-06:00Fabulous example! Fabulous example! Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13094495335766260562016-03-11T10:44:20.576-06:002016-03-11T10:44:20.576-06:00Hooray! You are so welcome!Hooray! You are so welcome!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83995474665818370862016-03-11T09:09:59.164-06:002016-03-11T09:09:59.164-06:00My story actually DOES have a ticking clock!! Flin...My story actually DOES have a ticking clock!! Flint has an estimated one week to live under the curse and Kaia must find the flower and bring it back before he diiiiiiiiieees.Rosie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756806467175885197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29930165552303428662016-03-11T08:45:23.079-06:002016-03-11T08:45:23.079-06:00I'm actually on the climax of my story now, th...I'm actually on the climax of my story now, thanks for this! Though I predict major editing sessions in my future... They have one clock in the beginning of the book, but now they need one for the climax. I'm assuming that my characters would be on the verge of killing each other if I added more tension. Josiehttp://josieonthego.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86812910128218526092016-03-11T07:11:25.040-06:002016-03-11T07:11:25.040-06:00I love the subtle ticking clock in LOTR: at first,...I love the subtle ticking clock in LOTR: at first, Frodo has time to reach Mount Doom, but as the story progresses and Sauron starts to send the Ringwraiths after him, and Gandalf "dies", they slowly start feeling a sense of urgency all the way till the Fellowship breaks. I love how this is contrasted with the elves' infinite patience.<br /><br />My story needs some more tension, so this was a perfect post for me! Thanks a lot.starlightjason2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11371184169630869288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17784561564334441472016-03-11T06:39:37.953-06:002016-03-11T06:39:37.953-06:00This is such a timely post because I was just thin...This is such a timely post because I was just thinking about adding some sort of Ticking Clock to my story--something my characters would have to race against, try to beat in order to succeed. You've given me some good thoughts! Thanks for the post, Mrs. Dittemore.Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.com